(1) An applicant whose application has been denied by the director may request a review of the director's decision. The request for review must:

(a) Specify the date of the decision or action being appealed;

(b) Explain as precisely as possible the issue to be resolved by the administrative review;

(c) Include the address of the applicant; and

(d) Be signed by the applicant.

(2) Administrative reviews of denied applications will follow an informal process conducted by the director's designee.

(a) The review will be completed within thirty days after receipt of the review request.

(b) Once the review is completed, the department has ten days to inform the handler of the review decision.

(3) The rights of the department provided in this section are exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law.